VIETNAM, April 27 – President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (centre) with the officers and males deploying for UN peacekeeping duties in Abyei and South Sudan. — VNA/VNS Picture Thống Nhất
HÀ NỘI — President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Wednesday attended the deployment ceremony of two Vietnamese navy items on a UN peacekeeping mission to Abyei and South Sudan.
Departing on the mission are 184 officers and troopers of Navy Engineering Unit No.1 and 63 of the Stage-2 Area Hospital No.4. That is the primary time Việt Nam has despatched navy engineers to hitch UN peacekeeping efforts.
Additionally in attendance had been the UN resident coordinator, head of the EU delegation, ambassadors and defence attachés of overseas nations to Việt Nam.
Addressing the occasion, President Phúc acknowledged the optimistic outcomes that the Vietnamese navy has achieved on earlier UN peacekeeping missions, which has been extremely regarded by communities and the UN.
It may very well be mentioned that Việt Nam’s participation over the previous eight years has been a spotlight within the multilateral overseas insurance policies of the Authorities, Occasion and navy, he added.
The President additionally prolonged his gratitude to the UN, companion nations and organisations which have contributed to the nation, and hopes that Việt Nam will proceed to obtain help throughout peacekeeping missions.
Presiding over the ceremony, defence minister Common Phan Văn Giang mentioned: “In the course of the missions, officers and troopers will at all times preserve their solidarity, unity, dedication to beat challenges, and attempt to fulfil the duties assigned.
“They would be the true envoy of peace, the image of humanism, worldwide solidarity, the embodiment of the noble qualities in a ‘soldier of Uncle Hồ’ within the new period, the multinational, multicultural setting of the UN.”
Regardless of the difficult developments of COVID-19, the sector hospital employees have accomplished the medical, navy and language coaching programme in preparation for the deployment.
Throughout their mission in South Sudan, the Stage-2 Area Hospital No. 4 will give attention to making use of expertise in medical examination and therapy, which would be the premise for them to conduct scientific analysis.
The hospital can even proceed engaged on public communications and illness prevention within the harsh setting of the world.
The 184 employees members of Navy Engineering Unit No.1 will assist present humanitarian help, supporting the UN delegations in retaining and re-establishing peace within the space.
They can even guarantee transport, carry out street upkeep, assist reconstruct the UN base, and supply help for the area people by constructing group homes, faculties, and different public amenities.
Bearing in mind the newest deployment, Việt Nam’s navy has despatched a complete of 76 officers on particular person duties, and 426 troopers in teams on UN peacekeeping missions. — VNS
